The Xiuzhou District Education and Sports Bureau has once again been recognized as a National Advanced Unit for Mass Sports. This prestigious award is granted every four years, marking the bureau's second consecutive win.

In recent years, Xiuzhou District has actively fostered a collaborative responsibility framework involving the government, society, and individuals. By establishing a sports social organization network—featuring a "1+8" model for towns (streets) and a "1+3" model for villages (communities)—the district has strengthened grassroots sports services, effectively bridging the "last mile" to better serve residents and comprehensively enhance public fitness services.

Xiuzhou has also focused on developing a "134" public fitness space layout. This includes a 10-kilometer green life loop (micro-marathon track) connecting three major ecological hubs—Xiuhu Park, Shijiuyang Wetland, and Dongxiu Lake—while expanding four living circle networks. The initiative aims to create an all-age-friendly fitness environment where residents can access greenways within five minutes and parks within ten minutes.

Across the district, large-scale venues such as the Xiuhu Public Fitness Center have been completed, while projects like the Honghe Town Public Fitness Center and the Yangtze River Delta Universiade Football Youth Training Base are either operational or under construction. By revitalizing underutilized spaces, the district has built 11 town and village sports parks, upgraded 25 rural beauty spots, and developed three water-based activities, including kayaking, leveraging local water resources to bring high-quality fitness services to residents' doorsteps.

As of September this year, the district has organized over 6,300 public training sessions, serving more than 165,000 participants. It has also hosted several influential local and international events, such as the inaugural Jiaxing Zhou Lanyu Cup National Rising Stars Go Open and the 20th Asian Marathon Championships.

Grassroots events like the "ZheBA" basketball tournament have ignited public enthusiasm for sports, while the Xiuhu Happy Four-Season Run and micro-marathon races have become popular fitness trends. The influence of amateur football leagues like "Wangchao" and "Xijia" continues to grow, fostering a new era of inclusive, community-wide fitness participation.